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Let's End "Witchhunt" Persecution in Uganda

Of course, there are no such things as witches or witchcraft. However, "Witchhunts" are regularly conducted by self-anointed Christian Evangelical "Healers" for their own gain and fame throughout Africa, with tragic and often fatal results for the victims who are usually the most vulnerable in the community.

TIME TO BRING AN END TO BLASPHEMY LAWS!

By going to the ICABL websiteyou can find news on victims of Blasphemy laws from all around the world, including an interactive map with detailed information on the countries’ blasphemy laws and consequences.

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Imagine for a
minute that you’re the parent of a young child and you’ve just received a
letter from his or her school asking whether you would like your child to be
included in scripture classes or not. You re-read the letter, wondering if
there’s an alternative option you’ve missed, but it remains a simple yes or no.
So you say yes and send it back, glad that your child will be included and
hoping the school will provide important moral teaching.

If
you had said no, however, you would have received a follow-up letter informing
you about ethics classes that are being offered as an alternative. These are
the volunteer-provided Primary Ethics classes that were created to provide
children with a secular alternative to scripture classes in New South Wales (Australia) government
schools, which are nominally non-religious. The program, funded by the St James
Ethics Centre, aims to teach children about ethical decision making, how to
think logically, formulate arguments and rationalise information in an
inclusive environment. It was initiated in 2010 partly for children not taking part in
scripture classes, whose only alternative had been being physically separated from
their classmates without alternative class work. According to Helen Walton, the
president of the Federation of Parents
and Citizens’ Associations of New South Wales, “ethics classes provided parents a choice
in how their child was meaningfully engaged when other students were
participating in SRE (Special Religious Education)”.